The Ford Ranchero debuted in 1957 as a utility vehicle or “Ute”. That translates to a pickup based on a 2-door station wagon. It was modestly successful, yet Ford transferred it from a full-size to compact platform with the… more»
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High Performance SUV: 1999 Ford Explorer Saleen XP8
Saleen has a long and storied history taking Ford products and making them into factory-backed hot rods. Although the company began with the Fox body Mustang, it quickly grew to incorporate hopped-up versions of other models, including the venerable… more»
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86k Original Miles: 1973 Chevrolet El Camino SS
“A vehicle to go to church in on a Sunday and which can carry our pigs to market on Mondays” may well be the strangest design brief in automotive history, but it was the one that spawned the development… more»
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Custom Convertible: 1976 Chevrolet LUV
Custom projects are a gamble, both in terms of being able to finish what you start and hoping that someone else will appreciate your hard work. The real gray area emerges when the project doesn’t get finished and you’re… more»
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V6 4-Speed: 1962 GMC 1000 Custom Wideside
GMC pickups from the early to mid-1960s seem to be popping up like weeds lately. Or I should say, like beautiful flowers, since they’re beautiful trucks, in my opinion. I like the GMC models for the unusual factor. We’ve… more»
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Long Haul Go Kart: Tombilt Mini Cabover
File this under “cool as hell but what do I do with it?” This being a Tombilt mini-cabover, a two-vehicle project built by a fellow named Tom Dell for his kids. This appears to be one of the two… more»
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Bought and Parked: 1969 Jeep Wagoneer
This 1969 Jeep Wagoneer might be familiar to some of you if it was on your list to bid on back in 2017. That’s because it’s the same truck that appeared in a Bring A Trailer listing and apparently… more»
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Cheap Muscle Truck: 1998 Dodge Dakota R/T
One of the more interesting dalliances I had with a project car was when I purchased a pickup similar to this one: a 1998 Dodge Dakota R/T, one of the few remaining muscle trucks you can still buy without… more»
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460 Power! 1973 Ford Ranchero 500
I’ve always had a “thing” for Chevrolet’s El Camino but have been indifferent towards the Ford Ranchero. I’m not sure why, after all, Ford beat Chevy to the introductory punch and jumped on the downsizing trend several years in… more»
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25K Original Miles: 1995 Jeep Wrangler Sahara
There comes a certain point for every car enthusiast where a model you once loved from afar or from within the confines of your own garage is no longer available as the cheap runabout that you remember. The YJ-series… more»
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Slant Six Project Truck: 1985 Dodge D100 Short Bed
There are times when using the right word matters, and one of those times is when marketing a product. Take, for example, this 1985 Dodge D100. The brochure calls the on-again, off-again D100 model the “Miser.” “Miser” is not… more»
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Low Rider: 1976 International Scout Terra
Just before the Terra arrived on the scene, International Harvester was losing its tenuous position in the light truck market. Beefy competitors Ford and GM with their extensive dealership networks were trouncing IH, which had introduced its truck line… more»
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Old School Trucking: 1930 Mack AC
We all know that the automobile replaced the horse as the primary means of transportation in America. When it came to pulling heavy loads, draft animals such as oxen, mules, and horses also gave way to the truck. In… more»
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Ran When Parked: 1955 Ford F-500 Farm Truck
There must be an underground movement among owners of old Ford farm trucks in Michigan this winter, because it seems as if they’re all up for sale. This 1955 F-500 (the ad says F-550, but I can’t find any… more»
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V6 4-Speed: 1963 GMC Deluxe 1000 Fenderside
1960s GMC pickups are cropping up here on Barn Finds and that isn’t a bad thing at all. Sadly, this 1963 GMC Deluxe 1000 Fenderside pickup appears to be wearing a 1964/65/66 Chevrolet grille for some odd reason. That… more»
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Nicest One Left? 18K-Mile 1994 Toyota Pickup
Great-looking Toyota pickups are coming out of the woodwork lately, and this 1994 truck is another fantastic one. Dark Blue Pearl paint is hard to capture but you can see the color in a few photos. It looks black… more»
